Posted by Sebastien Damaye on Apr 14
For years, Snort (developed and maintained by SourceFire) has been the de
facto standard for open source Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems
(IDS/IPS). Its engine combines the benefits of signatures, protocols, and
anomaly-based inspection and has become the most widely deployed IDS/IPS in
the world.
Suricata, a new and less widespread product developed by the Open
Information Security Foundation (OISF), has recently appeared, and seems…
Source: 300 Comparative Tests Driven Against Suricata and Snort
